Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv Filipinos have come together to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, a community leader said.
"We are trying to send them clothes. Kasi yung mga gamit nila nawala. We are trying to send them food and water...mga personal hygiene stuff," said Florita Viterbo, president of the Filipino Association of Bahamas. Officers and members of the organization packed relief goods to send to fellow Filipinos in affected areas. There are approximately 340 Filipino residents who are living in Abaco and Freeport--islands that have been hit by Dorian, Viterbo said.
Most of the Filipinos there are teachers and caregivers who were evacuated by the Bahamian government, she said. "Sa Freeport, meron din silang mga bahay na na-wash out totally and a lot of them are safe. But they don't have electricity. They don't have running water," she said. The Filipino-American organizations in Caribbean islands of St. Marteen and Trinidad and Tobago also reached out to Viterbo and are in the process of delivering relief packages to affected residents.
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